held up towards rear, under pressure 6th, no progress and beaten before 7th
held up towards rear, headway under pressure after 5th, soon ridden beaten 2 out
close up, chance 6th, weakened before last
held up, chased leaders 6th, effort 7th, soon ridden and kept on same pace
led until headed briefly after 7th, rallied and led after last, ridden out
held up in touch, chased leader before 2 out, led briefly after 7th, ridden and headed after last kept on
held up mid-division, under pressure after 6th, beaten 2 out
held up behind, mistake and fell 5th
held up, lost touch at 6th, soon beaten
tracked leader, weakened after 6th, soon behind
in rear, headway after 6th, kept on but never dangerous
tracked leaders, blundered 3rd, behind after 5th, tailed off 2 out
A modest way to open the card and only a handful make any serious appeal for punting purposes, and a chance is taken with Welcome To Unos, who looked a reformed character on his first start for Martin Pipe at Stratford last week. The son of Exit To Nowhere barely knew that he'd had a race on that occasion and is given the vote today over Bed Bug and the frustrating Lord Fernando. The Garry Moore-trained Shaman makes some appeal as an each way hope and is worthy of consideration if he is supported on course. However, Welcome To Unos relished the change of tactics employed during his debut run for the champion trainer and he left the impression that a 7lb penalty would not be an insurmountable obstacle if he holds his form. The ground should also be in the six-year-old's favour and, with promising conditional rider Jamie Moore booked for the ride, another bold show is expected from Welcome To Unos whilst his confidence is on a high.
